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Discusses the life and times of the African American author who gained recognition for his book, "Roots." ... Read more

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Black Muslim : All White is Not Alright
This is a book for inspiration, guidance and careful detour AWAY from racism fascism.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (TAO M.X) is about one of the most thoughtful soulful activists

the Master Malcolm X

as related to biographer Alex Haley.

Master M.X was a great thinker and speaker who was gunned down like Mahatma Gandhi, John Lennon, Dr. King and so many other martyrs opposed to the Evil Empire.

About half of TAO M.X is by Alex Haley about M.X and the ordeal of writing the story, and the other half is the story about M.X by himself.

The word "Negro" is used quite often in this version.

The most interesting parts were M.X views on world history, according to the instructors of M.X such as Elijah Muhammad who described black history different to white history.

TAO M.X has some alternate perspectives such as

1. Inter racial sex business (pimping, wife games, etc)

2. Chains of slavery caused by dangerous drugs such as alcohol

3. Human wars such as the Vietnam War, a meat grinder of extreme hypocrisy, which destroyed the lives and families of so many Black African Youth in North America, born into poverty and despair and used as cannon fodder to enrich War Criminal pockets.

I offer these reasons for any caring reader to obtain this fine work of conscience and empowerment:

1. At various points of my younger life, I could actually "hear" the speeches of great Black Leaders, such as M.X, Dr. King and Louis X via a third ear of psychic sense, from a far distance.These black leaders openly raged against wicked white ways and I heard some of it completely separate from the human media.

TAO M.X was written about one of the greatest Black leaders... of all time.

2. Once a fine young Black Muslim I knew was murdered, perhaps to forbid me from experiencing the beauty of Islam:

The man was serving in the US military, and very much to his credit, avoided the evils of White Poison (Alcohol), White Smoke (Tobacco) and other wicked white ways, and always seemed to be a fine very decent person

but suddenly he "disappeared"...

Several months later his submerged body was located underwater by a bridge.

The cause of death : gunshot to the head.

To this day I claim this murder to possibly be a deliberate attempt to prevent me, and others, from coming to Love and Know the Beauty of Islam, "The Other Side" of Life, and anthing else in Reality and Truth that threatens the Evil Empire.

TAO M.X is partially about Black Islam and reveals some possible suppression and internal strife within Black Islam.

3. When people are forcefully oppressed into poverty and despair, and build dreams, hopes and lives of caring sharing INSIDE, then these people acquire Power GREATER than ruling human power...

Divine Beings living as descendants of African slaves in North America have had plenty of this Power...

TAO M.X can be a book of empowerment, liberation and discipline via righteousness, conscience and struggle as exemplified by Malcolm X.

But you should keep in mind that many Black Slaves were first captured and thrown into slavery by "Moslem" slave traders:

For every white Abraham Abolitionist there were hundreds, possibly thousands, of dark Abraham abductors who attacked African organic villages, societies of natural harmony, and then converted and subjegated African people, like a commodity, into golden barter the racism religion holds sacred.

These black and brown abductors were slavers, traitors in a trade partnership with Christian Judaism.

In my heart and soul I give TAO M.X five stars, but due to Moslem inclusion of a murderous fanatic fundatextual blood thirsty barbaric cut throat human religion, I only give TAO M.X three stars.

All praise to Malcolm X and Freedom Fighters everywhere.

Long Live Liberty !
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Describes the life of the Spanish priest who established missions in California in the late eighteenth century and discusses the lack of understanding between him and the Indians he came to convert. ... Read more

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Never Turn Back: Father Serra's Mission
This is a good easy to read book for California history, taught in 4th grade.It conveys the motives of Junipero Serra's mision Sagrada to establish missions in Alta California.It also emphasizes the views of the indigenous peoples who were affected.Good for an introduction for 4th grade students. ... Read more

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A biography of the Zapotec Indian who grew up to become the President of Mexico and lead his country in a war for independence. ... Read more

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Remember, remember, the Cinco de Mayo
I grew up reading Argentina Palacios' books and I can't believe I'm the first person to review this one, probably her masterpiece (although she is young still, and I wouldn't put it past her to write another good one).Palacios is the Panamanian-born New York based author of several children's books and she has always done a fine job re-telling the legends and folk tales of the indigenous people of Peru, Latin America, Central America, even the Spanish speaking people of the West Indies; and she has often provided for the children of those lands up todate and accurate translations of the beloved US children's writers (like Beverly Cleary).

VIVA MEXICO is a little diofferent for her, but it just goes to show you, a talented writer doesn't have to depend on re-telling the same old folk tales.This book is a remarkable book of history--with no talking animals here--and it just "happens" to be written for kids, with cute illustrations in bright, primary colors, and it tells the story of Benito Juarez, a boy from the Zapotec Indian tribe who grew up the lowest of the low and yet somehow found it within himself to climb and scratch his way to the Presidential Palace of Mexico City and sit on its throne there.

Life wasn't all peaches and cream for Juarez, for he had to fight one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on this continent, the so-called Battle of Puebla.It so happens that this battle took place on May 5--in Spanish we say, "Cinco de Mayo" and school children and patriotic adults celebrate it everywhere we honor the spirit of a free Mexico.

It's funny hearing the explanation of phrases you've heard your whole life long and never understood the meaning of, and that's why we are so grateful to author Palacios.

By the way, this book, like the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X, was edited by the great Alex (ROOTS) Haley.Maybe one of these days Sra. Palacios will drop her cloak of silence and pen an autobiography of her own, revealing among other things what it was like to work with Alex Haley while creating her own masterpiece.Here's hoping! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Business North Carolina, published by Business North Carolina on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 3722 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Haley heirs put down some Roots in racing.(Tar Heel Tattler)(Brief Article)
Author: Chris Richter
Publication: Business North Carolina (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: Business North Carolina
Volume: 24Issue: 1Page: 19(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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Outstanding Christmas story that is truly different.
This book's author, Alex Haley (Roots), does indeed write "A Different Kind of Christmas" book. It deals with a teenage only-son from a N. Carolina plantation (Fletcher Randall) who attends college in New Jersey. There becomes aware of his belief that slavery is wrong, through friendship with Quaker schoolmates.

He offers his assistance to the underground railroad people and is given the assignment to assist getting a group of slaves away from his own home county, indeed, some from his own father's plantation. He will meet a slave co-organizer of the escape. The escape is intended to happen during local events on Christmas Eve, 1855. Plans go awry. Will the slaves escape? Will Fletcher and his assistant, Harpin' John, survive?

It is a different Christmas story and one that will never become outdated. It is a fine bit of historical fiction. Is it fiction? It is written so well, a spell-binder, that one wonders how much is truth. This book is even more significant now, due to the Obama election.

A book for schools across the nation, as well as homeschoolers. ... Read more

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Describes Coronado's search for gold in the American Southwest and his interaction with the Native Americans there. ... Read more

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a multi-cultural children's book
I added this book to my project for multi-cultural children's book in the class for children's literature.The text shows how chinese people getready for New Year and it, inviting poeple home with a lot of food, puttingread papaer in the house, or putting on a new clothe.It is so fun to seewhat they do looking at the colorful pictures.It does not containhistorical background in detail;however, it is a good children's book tointroduce children to other culture and evoke their interest. ... Read more